Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Hospital.
Date: 11-12-2017
Case Number: 170344
Public Body: National Maternity Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the HSE's decision on the matters the subject of the review and remitted them for fresh consideration by the HSE.
Date: 07-12-2017
Case Number: 170357 & 170362
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of Revenue. She annulled Revenue's internal review decision (an effective refusal) of one part of the request and directed it to undertake a fresh decision making process in respect of that part. She affirmed Revenue's decision under section 35(1)(b) of the FOI Act to refuse access to other records.
Date: 06-12-2017
Case Number: 170363
Public Body: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.35, s.35(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Council's decision and directed release of the records.
Date: 05-12-2017
Case Number: 170132
Public Body: Dublin City Council
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 05-12-2017
Case Number: 170399
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Service.
Date: 05-12-2017
Case Number: 170501
Public Body: Houses of the Oireachtas Service
Section of the Act.: s.42, s.42(k),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE.
Date: 04-12-2017
Case Number: 170473
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.42
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the HSE's decision on the basis that it had not satisfied her that it had justified its decision under sections 31(1)(b) or 30(1)(c) of the Act. She directed the release of the records.
Date: 01-12-2017
Case Number: 170310
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(c), s.31, s.31(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Agency's decision. She affirmed the Agency's decision to refuse access to two records under section 31(1)(a) of the Act on the basis of legal professional privilege. She affirmed its decision to refuse access to information in a number of records under section 37(1) on the basis that they contain the personal information of individuals other than the applicant and her minor child. She found that the public interest in granting the request did not outweigh the public interest in upholding the privacy rights of other individuals.
Date: 01-12-2017
Case Number: 170396
Public Body: TUSLA
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Body's refusal of the applicant's requests on the basis that they are frivolous or vexatious and ones to which section 15(1)(g) applies.
Date: 30-11-2017
Case Number: 160477 & 170109
Public Body: The Body
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g),